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Funding

Man in black blazer holds up white sweater that reads 'Polymarket'

Polymarket’s 27-Year-Old Founder Becomes the Youngest Self-Made Billionaire

Polymarket’s young founder went from selling his belongings to leading an $8 billion startup backed by Peter Thiel and Vitalik Buterin.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Man in black shirt and jacket pictured onstage

This German A.I. Startup Is Nearing $4B Valuation and Winning Over Silicon Valley

The Freiburg, Germany-based startup is making waves across Silicon Valley thanks to its offerings in A.I. image generation and editing.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Man in blazer sits in chair and speaks into microphone

Startup Behind Goldman Sachs’ First ‘A.I. Employee’ Valued at $10B After Peter Thiel Funding

Peter Thiel led a $400 million round into the startup that develops the popular A.I. assistant Devin.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Woman in black suit sits in chair onstage

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s A.I. Startup Hits $12B Valuation in Just 5 Months

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Classical style building with tall stone columns

The First Bank of the U.S. Will Become a Museum of the American Economy

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Still Looking for a Unicorn Exit? Just Follow These Ten Easy Steps!

By Marina Hatsopoulos
The United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Performing Arts Workers Testify to Congress: Arts and Culture Are in Peril

By Annie Levin

Plant Startup Bloomscape Receives Funding From Warby Parker Founders

By Gabriela Barkho

Elon Musk Has Built Another (Almost) Unicorn in Less Than 3 Years

By Sissi Cao

Funding for Artificial Intelligence Startups Reaches Record High in 2019

By Gabriela Barkho
U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump’s Free Speech Order May Threaten Federal College Funding

By Donald Scarinci
Elon Musk decided to keep Tesla public.

Elon Musk Ditches Tesla’s Go-Private Plan, Saying It’s Not About the Money

By Sissi Cao
Elon Musk Youtube Interview

Elon Musk’s Split Media Persona: Is He Crushed? Or Is He Doing Fine?

By Sissi Cao
Mayor Bill de Blasio presents the Fiscal Year 2018 preliminary budget at City Hall in New York City. (Photo by Sam Hodgson-Pool/Getty Images)

Here’s How Trump’s Potential Funding Cuts Would Impact NYC

By Madina Toure
Impacts of federal research funding can be felt region-wide.

When the Federal Budget Funds Scientific Research, It’s the Economy That Benefits

By Christopher Keane
Runners

How Gym Clothes Saved the Fashion World

By Emily Gordon-Smith
Ne-Yo at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction in 2015.

Ne-Yo Joins Google, Facebook Alums as Mentor at Silicon Valley Coding Camp

By John Bonazzo
Thomas Brock studied how bacteria live in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park.

Government’s ‘Golden Fleece’ Is Now Humanity’s Golden Goose

By Anthony Zador
A NYCHA development (Photo: Pete Mikolesk for NYCHA).

NYCHA Sought Last Minute Negotiation With Department of Investigation Ahead of Hearing, Letter Reveals

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses his $84.86 billion executive budget in the Blue Room at City Hall.

NYC Mayor Scoffs at Donald Trump’s Plan to Eliminate State and Local Tax Exemptions

By Madina Toure
Every time a startup dies, a talented young person has to re-prioritize.

The Seven Signs Your Entrepreneur Friend Is Going to Fail

By Jess Kimball Leslie
You won't have to toss your own salads anymore.

This Salad-Making Robot Is the First Step Toward the Kitchen of the Future

By John Bonazzo
Agglomeration has the potential to change the way smaller enterprises grow and create value in the future.

Raising Capital Can Be Easy When Entrepreneurs Co-Operate

By Jeremy Harbour and Callum Laing
65+ associates and a handful of partners later and I’m still standing.

I Slept With 65 VCs and Learned These Things

By Luka Ivicevic
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